The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-10-08

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A Well-Known Citizen Dead.--Mr. C..
Irving Dirty, formerly of the lst district of Balt-
more county, died at his residence in Baltimore,
on Monday last. About ten years ago he was
stricken with paralysis, since which time he was
almost helpless cripple. In spite of malady
which deprived him of the use of his legs and for
a long time made it impossible for him to write
his undaunted spirit kept him up, and he so far
triumphed over the infrmity as to qualify himself
for the discharge of the important duties of Col
Iector of Internal Revenue, to which office he was
appointed by President Arthur. This was the
last public position ne filed, and he not al
lowed to retain the Office more than six or eight
months when he was displaced.
Mr.. Ditty was born September 26, 1888, at
Dryad Hill, West River, Anne Arundel county,
Md He was a son Of Geo. T. Dtty, of Virginia,
and was of English descent ON both paternal and
maternal sides. On the former side he was lin
cal descendant from Sir jeremiah Jacob, who came
to Maryland with Lord Baltimore. Mr.. Dirty re-
ceved his primary education in the schools of
Anne Arundel county and afterward entered the
West River Classical Institute. In 1854 he be-
came student at Dickinson College at Carlisle,
Pa, and was graduated in 1857 In the same
year he became a law student in the Office of Hon.
Robert j. Brent, of Baltimore, and was admitted
to the bar in 1859.
At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion
Mr.. Dirty went South, joining company G, First
Virginia Cavalry, Capt. George R. Gather. After
the expiration of his year of enlistment he Joined
company A.. First Maryland Cavalry, Ridgely
Brown commanding, and which was then being
| organized. In January, ga, he, in connection
with Capt. Augustus Schwartz and Fielder G..
Sngluff, organized and. at their joint expense,
mounted company F, First Maryland Cavalry,
which was known as q company of "brains and
bravery" He several times wounded, and
was recognized as one of the bravest soldiers IN
the command. He became captain of a company.
When the war was over he came to Baltimore and
engaged in active business pursuits, and also In
politics. A man of untiring and ceaseless energy,
he was all the time at work. and figured extensive
ly in many political campaigns. 1t was due In
great part to overwork that he lost his health.
He finally cast his fortunes with the Republican
party under one of the Grant administrations
He was highly appreciated by General Grant, who
appointed him member of the commission that
went South after the Tilden and Hendricks cam
paign. In this service he commended himself
very highly to the national Republican leaders.
He took an active part in the reform movement OF
1875, and was of the counsel for the reform
candidate in the election litigation that followed
the campaign.
Long Service in the Park-Some Inter
esting Data.-On the 25th of September last
Capt. Cassell, superintendent Of Druid Hill Park,
completed his twenty years of service in that po-
sition In an interview with Herald reporter a
few days ago the Captain, after referring to the
| many improvements that had been made in the
| Park during his management of it, said: "When
| I first came here 800 carriages day was consid-
cred large drive. To-day, as you can easily see,
there are 1900 carriages, but that is nothing un-
| usual"
GLOW about the suicides in the last 20 years,
| Captain 2" asked the reporter.
"Wel," he said, "they have averaged about one
a year. Let me see. I have them all marked
down on this map, when and where they occurred,
but won't tell you their names. Let me see, here
we have 10 suicides in 20 years. Now, it couldn't
come much closer to an average of one year.
Eighteen of the suicides were men and one was a
| woman. The woman committed suicide by cut
| ting the arteries of her arms. The others died as
| follows: Nine by shooting, two by hanging, five
by drowning and two by drinking laudanum."
| "Now, besides those" continued the Captain,
eve have had five deaths occur from accident.
| Of these four were caused by runaway horses and
the fifth, that of laborer, was buried under sand
bank while engaged at work on some of the new
roads,"
The Captain said he would some day write a
book on the most interesting occurrences and the
improvements in Druid Hill park during his time
as superintendent.